Quality of Life Comparison

If you lived in Svalbard instead of Palau, you would:

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Svalbard, that number is 3,587 km.

Svalbard: At a glance

Svalbard is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,045 sq km. First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory.